Narrative:

Approach control was over-saturated and gave incorrect instructions. Vectors 180 degrees off; no/lack of altitude clearance limits and very late instructions and late hand-off to tower; making it difficult to achieve a stabilized approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported poor communications with ATC; which made achieving a stabilized approach difficult.

Narrative: Approach Control was over-saturated and gave incorrect instructions. Vectors 180 degrees off; no/lack of altitude clearance limits and very late instructions and late hand-off to Tower; making it difficult to achieve a stabilized approach.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.